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PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, 68
Paleoclimatology, 68
Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary
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Second Edition

By
Raymond Bradley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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International Geophysics,

Description
Raymond S. Bradley provides his readers with a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all of the important methods used in paleoclimatic reconstruction, dating and paleoclimate modeling. Two comprehensive chapters on dating methods provide the foundation for all paleoclimatic studies and are followed by up-to-date coverage of ice core research, continental geological and biological records, pollen analysis, radiocarbon dating, tree rings and historical records. New methods using alkenones in marine sediments and coral studies are also described. Paleoclimatology, Second Edition, is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying climatology, paleoclimatology and paleooceanography worldwide, as well as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers, appealing to archaeologists and scientists interested in environmental change.

Audience
Undergraduates, researchers, lecturers, professionals and classes in archeology, palynology, geology, geosciences, geological research methods, paleoecology, paleooceanography, paleoclimatology, climatology, climate modeling, glaciology, geomorphology, geography, earth sciences, environmental sciences, oceanography, astronomy, meteorology and Quaternary sciences; archeologists, scientists, and government and agency officials who deal with issues of global environmental change.

Contents
Preface Acknowledgments Paleoclimatic Reconstruction Introduction Sources of Paleoclimatic information Levels of Paleoclimatic analysis Modeling in Paleoclimatic Research Climate and Climatic Variation The Nature of Climate and Climatic Variation The Climate System Feedback Mechanisms Energy Balance of the Earth and Its Atmosphere Timescales of Climatic Variation Variations of the Earth's Orbital Parameters Dating Methods I Introduction and Overview Radioisotopic Methods Dating Methods II Paleomagnetism Dating Methods involving Chemical Changes Biological Dating Methods Ice Cores Introduction Stable Isotope analysis Dating Ice Cores Paleoclimatic Reconstruction From Ice Cores Marine Sediments and Corals Introduction Paleoclimatic Information From Biological Material in Ocean Cores Oxygen Isotope Studies of Calcareous Marine Fauna Relative Abundance Studies Paleotemperature Records From Alkenones Dissolution of Deep-Sea Carbonates Paleoclimatic Information From Inorganic Material in Ocean Cores Coral Records of Past Climate Thermohaline Circulation of the Oceans Ocean Circulation Changes and Climate Over the Last Glacial-Interglacial Cycle Changes in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: The Role of the Oceans Orbital Forcing: Evidence From the Marine Record Non-Marine Geological Evidence Introduction Loess Periglacial Features Snowlines and Glaciation Thresholds Mountain Glacier Fluctuations Lake-Level Fluctuations Lake Sediments Speleothems Non-Marine Biological Evidence Introduction Former Vegetation Distribution From Plant Macrofossils Insects Pollen analysis Introduction The Basis of Pollen Analysis How Rapidly Does Vegetation Respond to Changes in Climate? Pollen Analysis of a Site: The Pollen Diagram Mapping Vegetation Change: Isopolls and Isochrones Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Pollen analysis Paleoclimatic Reconstruction From Long Quaternary Pollen Records Dendroclimatology Introduction Fundamentals of Dendroclimatology Dendroclimatic Reconstructions Isotope Dendroclimatology Documentary Data Introduction Historical Records and Their interpretation Regional Studies Based on Historical Records Records Climate Forcing Factors Paleoclimate Models Introduction Types of Models Sensitivity Experiments Using General Circulation Models Model Simulations: 18ka B.P. to the Present Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model Experiments of the Thermohaline Circulation GCM Paleoclimate Simulations and the Paleo Record Appendix A: Further Considerations on Radiocarbon Dating Calculation of Radiocarbon Age and Standardization Procedure Fractionation Effects World Wide Web-Based Resources in Paleoclimatology References Index

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 613 pages, publication date: FEB-1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-124010-3
ISBN-10: 0-12-124010-X
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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